Tech Giants Bid to Close 700,000-Job E.U. Skills Gap

By

Nick Clayton

Jan 28, 2013 7:23 am GMT

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IT giants back the call at the annual Davos meeting for a drive on jobs

The tech sector has been something of a shining light in otherwise gloomy European economies. But there is a problem. According to European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes, while the number of digital jobs is growing by 3% each year, the number of newly-qualified ICT workers is shrinking, leaving up to 700,000 unfilled vacancies in the E.U.

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